Kensington Palace has announced Prince William will visit Bristol to launch a new mental health initiative.

‘Mental Health at Work’ will see the Duke of Cambridge continue his Heads Together campaign in conjunction with mental health charity Mind.

On Twitter, Kensington Palace described the new campaign “a new online gateway that will change the way that we approach workplace mental health across the UK.”

The initiative, which was announced in February, will feature an employer gateway and online training site that aims to provide both employees and managers training and tools to help create a more supportive workplace.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

In Bristol on Tuesday, September 11, Prince William is expected to meet with representatives from organisations who have shown leadership on promoting good mental health in their own workplaces, visit companies based at The Engine Shed and make a speech to officially launch the programme.

Paul Farmer, CEO of Mind, and António Horta Osório, CEO of Lloyds Bank, will also speak at the event.

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Speaking at the forum for the Royal Foundation in February, Prince William said: “While work can provide a great sense of fulfilment, it can – at times – be a significant source of stress and negatively impact our mental health.”

He went on to cite figures suggesting that only 2% of people would feel able to talk to their HR departments about their mental health, and called this “a problem for business.”

The Engine Shed incubation centre

According to research by Mind, an estimated 300,000 people have to leave their job each year due to a mental health problem. It is also estimated that the impact of mental health issues costs UK employers between £33 billion and £42 billion every year.

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Despite this, a third of all employers told Mind that they struggle to find the information they need to correctly support the mental health of their employees. Mental Health at Work aims to change this by giving employers the tools and information they need to make mental health a priority at work.